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The war in the ether

August 12, 2008 - 3:47 pm - by Richard Fernandez
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2008-08-12 17:47:14

“Rob said:

“I don’t know if this is that surprising, but in the discussion threads in the UK press (Guardian, Times, Telegraph), it seemed to me the vast majority of people blamed Georgia and the US for what happened.”

I find it interesting to compare the mindless shrieking of a moonbat versus the sly arguments of an FSB professional. The FSB guys tip their hand by being too rational.”

Ha! Actually, I think the original comment was onto something — specifically, the Must Appease Faster/Blame The Victim take being pushed by the British press.

Beneath the “realist” contempt on display is real moral rot and fear.